COST OF LIVING

Singapore holds on to fifth place in global city index, but barely

Dec 16, 2019, 5:00 am
ECA International's regional director for Asia, Mr Lee Quane, said the strong Singapore dollar saw the Republic surpass Seoul and Shanghai in this year's ranking of the most expensive cities for expats.

S'pore ranked 13th most expensive city in the world for expatriates

Dec 13, 2019, 5:00 am

Singapore climbs 2 spots to become 7th most expensive city in Asia for expats; Hong Kong at No. 3

Dec 12, 2019, 5:30 pm
The FairPrice outlet in Bedok North Street 1. One area FairPrice Group is looking at is lowering costs through bulk procurement. Kopitiam and Foodfare could procure ingredients through FairPrice, "thereby lowering the cost and ensuring we are able to

New FairPrice Group aims to boost affordability

Oct 23, 2019, 5:00 am

Only 1 in 2 Singaporeans feels fulfilled in life with finances seen as biggest obstacle: AXA survey

Sep 24, 2019, 1:57 pm

Are S'poreans spending too much?

Aug 8, 2019, 5:00 am

Quality of life has little to do with income

Aug 8, 2019, 5:00 am
Eating out as a portion of total monthly food expenditure grew to 68 per cent from 62 per cent, mainly due to higher spending at restaurants, cafes and pubs, although hawker centres and foodcourts continued to make up the largest share of expenditure

Higher living standards across all income levels

Aug 1, 2019, 5:00 am

Household incomes, living standards have gone up in five years: Govt survey

Jul 31, 2019, 6:11 pm
Senior Parliamentary Secretary Sun Xueling (far right) greeting PCF Sparkletots pre-schoolers in Fengshan yesterday with fellow PAP Women's Wing members (beside her, from right) Rahayu Mahzam, Cheryl Chan, Cheng Li Hui (in black dress) and Intan Azur

PAP group calls for more affordable pre-schools

Jul 31, 2019, 5:00 am